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Ahmed Baba is the founder of the bestselling Substack newsletter AhmedBaba.News and a columnist at The Independent. He documented every day of Trump’s first term and was among the first to cover Project 2025. He makes frequent appearances on MSNBC, and his work has been cited in The New York Times, The Washington Post, CBS News, Rolling Stone, and more.

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It’s our weekly Unpack This For Me episode. This is when an expert guest joins us for the hour to unpack a particular issue affecting the LGBTQ and Allied community. Today our guest is unpacking the just announced and so called “Greater Than” campaign to end marriage equality in the United States. Our guest is Sarah M. Moore who is the Anti-LGBTQ+ Extremism Analyst for GLAAD focused on countering anti-LGBTQ+ extremism and hate. You can track and report anti-LGBTQ attacks here: https://glaad.org/anti-lgbtq-extremism-reporting-tracker/ Read GLAAD’s latest research here: https://glaad.org/research/

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Joining Robert Pilot: Arvina Martin of Emerge Wisconsin

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The controvery surrounding wildly different treatment of the men’s and women’s hockey teams; Dems hold serve in special elections in Maine and Pennsylvania; Jeff Stein’s weekly appearance; Champlin decides to display the old state flag; major trouble for construction because of immigration enforecement; agricultural sector turmoil; issues with mobile home parks.

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Jeff Stein of KXEL/Waterloo and the Iowa Politics Report joins Matt every Wednesday at 3:30 to cover national politics.

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Representative Leigh Finke has introduced two bills to curb ICE activity and keep them accountable in Minnesota. The first bill prohibits law enforcement from wearing masks. The second bill requires that any federal vehicles be marked as law enforcement vehicles and be equipped to safely transport people.

THEN: Jake Wittich joins us to discuss his latest reporting from Chicago: 

How Jesse Jackson’s HIV and LGBTQ+ legacy reshaped coalition politics

Trans candidate Zoey Carter focuses on working class in state House bid

First look: Backbeat hotel planned for Northalsted

Windy City Times has been the voice of Chicago’s LGBTQ+ community since 1985. This year marks the news outlet’s 40th anniversary of uplifting queer stories, reporting with Pride and chronicling LGBTQ+ history. Visit WindyCityTimes.com/newsletters to sign up for the publication’s weekly LGBTQ+ news updates.

Jake Wittich is managing editor of Windy City Times, where he reports in-depth stories on Chicago’s LGBTQ+ community and oversees the publication’s growing newsletter operation. And the Chicago Journalist’s Association named him Journalist of the Year 2025.

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Joining Robert Pilot: State Rep. Heather Keeler, Ruth Anna Buffalo MIWRC, and Wendy Pilot

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Tonight’s State of the Union; government’s sedition cases against some Democratic lawmakers has been dropped; Trump adminsitration pushes for FCC rules revamp; more horrific allegations against Trump; moronic ambassadorship; Bill Guerin invited Kash Patel into the psotgame at the Olympics; Patrick Coolican returns to the show; Fleet Farm settles its lawsuit with the state over straw purchasing; paid leave coming in under budget.

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Brett was joined by editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Reformer, Patrick Coolican. This week they talked about gun safety measures being proposed at the legislature and how the groundwork for fraud in Minnesota human services goes back 50 years. Find more about what they talked about at:

https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/24/minnesota-democrats-renew-push-for-new-gun-control-measures/

https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/23/report-groundwork-for-fraud-in-minnesota-human-services-goes-back-50-years/

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Some pretty shocking testimony yesterday in a forum organized by Congressional Democrats. Ryan Schwank is a former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement lawyer who trained ICE agents. He shared that ICE training is, “deficient, defective, and broken.”

PLUS OUR ELECTION 2026 COVERAGE CONTINUES: 

Amada Marquez Simula is the Mayor of Columbia Heights, MN and is currently running for Minnesota House District 39B. We talk about Operation Metro Surge’s impacts on Columbia Heights, one of the most target cities during OMS. We also discuss Mayor Simula’s hopes for this legislative session and her campaign platform to represent District 39B. To connect with her campaign visit: https://www.voteamada.com

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